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Neptune retrograde 1970

Neptune retrograde 1970: 1 period, 160 days inside the year — 43.8% of 1970. Neptune turned retrograde at 9:00 AM UTC on March 3 at 0°53′ Sagittarius and turned direct at 2:21 AM UTC on August 10 at 28°07′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Mar 3 9:00 AM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 10 2:21 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1970
160 days 43.8% of the year
Sign
Sagittarius retreats 2.77°
Neptune Retrograde 1970 Dates: Mar 3 – Aug 10

Neptune’s path through 1970, day by day

Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1970
Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1970. Neptune starts 1970 at 29°28′ Scorpio and ends it at 1°35′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 0°53′ Sagittarius on Mar 3 back to 28°07′ Scorpio on Aug 10. Fastest day: Nov 25, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1970 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 12, 1969 – Mar 3, 1970Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 10, 1970 – Nov 30, 1970Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 14, 1970 – Mar 5, 1971Retrograde: Mar 3, 1970 – Aug 10, 197028° Scorpio29° Scorpio1° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 3, 1970, 9:00 AM UTC, 0°53′ SagittariusR Mar 3Stations direct Aug 10, 1970, 2:21 AM UTC, 28°07′ ScorpioD Aug 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Neptune against the zodiac, 1970. Neptune starts 1970 at 29°28′ Scorpio and ends it at 1°35′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 0°53′ Sagittarius on Mar 3 back to 28°07′ Scorpio on Aug 10. Fastest day: Nov 25, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1970 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 12, 1969 – Mar 3, 1970Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 10, 1970 – Nov 30, 1970Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 14, 1970 – Mar 5, 1971Retrograde: Mar 3, 1970 – Aug 10, 197028° Scorpio29° ScorpioStations retrograde Mar 3, 1970, 9:00 AM UTC, 0°53′ SagittariusR Mar 3Stations direct Aug 10, 1970, 2:21 AM UTC, 28°07′ ScorpioD Aug 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Neptune starts 1970 at 29°28′ Scorpio and ends it at 1°35′ Sagittarius — 2.1° of net progress: 4.9° forward, 2.8° given back. The loop retraces 2.77° in 160 days, from 0°53′ Sagittarius on Mar 3 back to 28°07′ Scorpio on Aug 10. Fastest day: Nov 25, 0.038° forward; fastest backward: May 19, 0.027°. Counting the shadows, 365 days of 1970 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Neptune retrograde 1970: exact times in your city

Neptune turned retrograde at 9:00 AM UTC on March 3, 1970 at 0°53′ Sagittarius — 6:00 AM in Santiago, 4:00 AM in New York, 10:00 AM in London and 6:00 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Mar 3 · 0°53′ Sagittarius Mon, Aug 10 · 28°07′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 11:00 PM Mon, Mar 2 · UTC−10 4:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:00 PM Mon, Mar 2 · UTC−10 5:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 1:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−8 7:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 2:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−7 7:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−7 8:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 3:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−6 9:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 3:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−6 8:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−5 10:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−5 10:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 4:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−5 9:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 4:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−5 9:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 5:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−4 10:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 6:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−3 10:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 6:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−3 11:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 6:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC−3 11:21 PM Sun, Aug 9 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 9:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC 2:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+1 3:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 10:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+1 3:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+1 3:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 10:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+1 3:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 11:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+2 4:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+2 5:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 11:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+2 4:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 11:00 AM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+2 4:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 12:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+3 5:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 12:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+3 5:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:30 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+3:30 5:51 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 1:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+4 6:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 2:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+5 7:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:30 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+5:30 7:51 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:30 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+5:30 7:51 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 3:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+6 8:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 4:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+7 9:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 4:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+7 9:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:30 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+7:30 9:51 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 5:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+8 10:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 5:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+8 10:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 5:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+8 10:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 6:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+9 11:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 6:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+9 11:21 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:30 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+9:30 11:51 AM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 7:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+10 12:21 PM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+10 12:21 PM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 9:00 PM Tue, Mar 3 · UTC+12 2:21 PM Mon, Aug 10 · UTC+12

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Neptune station 1900–2050: median under a minute, largest 1.8 minutes. Near a station Neptune barely moves, so almanacs differ by minutes. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

160 days · retreats 2.77°

March 3 → August 10, 1970 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde Mar 3, 1970, 9:00 AM UTC at 0°53′ Sagittarius
Stations direct Aug 10, 1970, 2:21 AM UTC at 28°07′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Nov 12, 1969, 11:23 AM UTC (111 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 30, 1970, 1:29 PM UTC (112 days after)
Full window including shadows 383 days

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Scorpio — Mar 3 to Jun 23, 1970 (112 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Libra — Mar 3 to Jun 12, 1970 (101 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Virgo — Mar 3 to Jun 5, 1970 (94 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — Apr 28 to May 22, 1970 (24 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Sagittarius and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Neptune retrogrades either side of 1970

Previous

1969 Ended August 7, 1969 after 160 days, moving back 2.77° through the zodiac.

Next

1971 Begins March 5, 1971 and runs 160 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1970

Neptune through the zodiac in 1970

Every sign Neptune occupies during 1970, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Neptune in Scorpio From Jan 1 – Jan 4
Neptune in Sagittarius Jan 4 – May 3
Neptune in Scorpio May 3 – Nov 6
Neptune in Sagittarius Nov 6 – Dec 31 and beyond

4 segments in 1970. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1970 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1970

Saturn in Taurus Aug 21, 1969 – Jan 3, 1970 · 136 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 30, 1969 – Jun 5, 1970 · 157 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 4, 1970 – Jan 24, 1970 · 20 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 13, 1970 – Jun 12, 1970 · 150 days
Jupiter in Scorpio Feb 19, 1970 – Jun 23, 1970 · 123 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 28, 1970 – May 22, 1970 · 24 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 30, 1970 – Sep 22, 1970 · 23 days
Saturn in Taurus Sep 4, 1970 – Jan 17, 1971 · 135 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 20, 1970 – Dec 1, 1970 · 41 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 1970 – Jan 8, 1971 · 20 days
← 1969 Neptune retrograde in 1969. All Neptune retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1971 → Neptune retrograde in 1971.

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AstroHot. “Neptune Retrograde 1970 Dates: Mar 3 – Aug 10.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/neptune/1970/

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